At the end of 2009, global population was about 6.8 billion people. What mass of glucose (C6H12O6) in kg would be needed to provide 1500 Cal/person/day of nourishment to the global population for one year? Assume that glucose is metabolized entirely to CO2 and H2O(l).

At the end of 2009, global population was about 6.8 billion people. What mass of glucose (C6H12O6) in kg would be needed to provide 1500 Cal/person/day of nourishment to the global population for one year? Assume that glucose is metabolized entirely to CO2 and H2O(l).

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Chemical pathways by which living things function, especially those that provide cellular energy, such as the transformation of energy from food into the energy of ATP. Metabolism also focuses on chemical pathways involving the synthesis of new biomolecules and the elimination of waste.

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